Efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza are facing significant setbacks as negotiators remain divided over the scope of Israel's withdrawal from the region. Indirect talks, aimed at reaching a 60-day ...

Ben Gvir, a hardline extremist figure in the Israeli occupation government, has consistently opposed any agreement with Hamas—even a temporary truce—despite nearly 650 days of war that have devastated ...

Mediators struggle to balance Hamas' rejection of wide buffer zones with Israeli hardliners' opposition to compromise, says ...